Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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